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She's not gonna go...
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gentle into that good night,
she's gonna fight.
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Things got out of hand.
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There's blood
on the phone...
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on the 9, the 1.
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The shell casing
was a .32 caliber.
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Numerous white envelopes
contained cash.
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Fingernail scrapings can
be used for DNA analysis.
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Anybody in the world
could be the perpetrator.
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He thought a lot
of himself.
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Ain't no two ways
about it.
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I knew we needed
the smoking gun,
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but if we can't have that,
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we need as much
evidence as possible.
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[Gunshot]
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When homicide
investigators
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collect evidence
from a crime scene,
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they hold the
pieces of a puzzle.
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Only by connecting
those pieces back together
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can they catch
the killer.
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Glenville is a town about
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two hours west
of Philadelphia.
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Very rural,
very small.
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It consists of a store,
a gas station,
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a post office,
and a bar.
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It's very quiet.
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There's trees and
forest all around it,
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so it's a very
isolated area.
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It's a heavily Christian
residential community.
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JEFFREY: It's a
Wednesday mid-afternoon,
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the Southwestern Regional
Police Department
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received a
9-1-1 hang-up.
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JEFFREY: When somebody
dials 9-1-1
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and either can't
speak on the phone
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or they
immediately hang up,
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it goes into the dispatch
centre and gives an address.
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So, we know the call
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came from a residence
on Trone Road.
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DOUGLAS: Patrol officer
arrived at the scene.
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[Knocking]
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The door was open.
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The officer enters...
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He looks to his right and
he sees the body
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of the female victim,
balled up on the floor
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with a large pool of blood
around her head.
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He calls for
backup immediately.
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JEFFREY: The address that
we responded to was
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a quarter mile off
of Trone Road.
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It's horse farms
and large estates.
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DOUGLAS: It's out in
the middle of nowhere.
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If you don't know
that the house exists,
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you wouldn't
know it's there.
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JEFFREY: I arrive and
enter the residence.
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DOUGLAS: As you walked in,
on the floor right below
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the telephone, was the
body of the victim.
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When examining
the victim,
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there was blood
about her head.
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There was some blood
on her clothing.
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We found a .32 caliber shell
casing nearby the body,
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but there
wasn't a weapon
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laying around anywhere.
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JEFFREY: So, at this point,
you don't know
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if this is a homicide
or a suicide.
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We turned the body over.
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There was no gun
underneath her.
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And finding no weapon,
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we determined that
it wasn't a suicide.
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This was a homicide.
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Forensic team arrives.
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We very carefully process
the whole scene
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without moving the body.
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DOUGLAS: Based on locating
her driver's license
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in her purse,
we were able to identify her
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as Monica Schmeyer.
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Monica Schmeyer was
a 55-year-old
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dedicated
mother of two.
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She poured hard work
into raising her kids,
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both successful and
now out on their own.
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DOUGLAS: We noticed that
her right eyebrow had
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a large bruise on it,
and she had a large
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laceration or
cut on her cheek,
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and a lot of blood from
her nose and mouth.
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JEFFREY: The marks on
Monica's face indicated
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that they were there
because of a struggle.
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There was one mark
in particular,
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it was my theory that
it resembled the
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front sight
of a handgun.
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CHRISTIAN: Given that the
victim was fully clothed
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when discovered
at the crime scene is
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indicative that no sexual
contact had taken place.
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The recovery of a
spent cartridge case
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from the crime scene,
which is a .32,
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is indicative of a small
semi-automatic pistol
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that would fit fairly
comfortably in the hand
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of either a
man or a woman.
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DOUGLAS: A shell casing
can provide a lot of
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physical evidence for
investigators,
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one of which being
a fingerprint.
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[Camera shutter clicking]
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The likelihood of finding a
usable fingerprint on such
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a small shell casing as the
size of a .32 is slim,
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but there's
still a chance.
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The fact that investigators
are able to recover
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a spent shell
casing confirms early on
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that the weapon used was
a semi-automatic pistol.
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Every round fired releases
a projectile down the barrel
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and ejects the shell casing.
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Based on the rifling
characteristics,
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investigators are able to
determine that one of three
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manufacturers had produced
the firearm in question-
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KelTec, Dixon,
or Colt.
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These are very common brands
in Pennsylvania in 2010.
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DOUGLAS: And then there was
blood droplets on the floor
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that led across the
room to the phone.
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It could be blood from
her attacker or from her.
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That leads us to believe
that Monica was injured
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during a struggle or some
kind of other issue.
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She was bleeding.
She ran to the phone...
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where then we
found her body.
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JEFFREY: The telephone
on the bookcase,
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the receiver was
off the hook,
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and we found
blood on keys
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nine and one.
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DOUGLAS:
Next to the phone,
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we found a Rolodex
and a calendar.
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It provides us information
about who she knows,
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who she contacts
regularly,
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and their contact
information.
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During the search
of the residence,
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we found numerous
white envelopes
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that contained cash.
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These white envelopes
were all labeled for the
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utility bills- the gas,
electric bill, water bill.
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CHRISTIAN: We can get a
variety of different types
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of information off
of an envelope.
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They are suitable for
fingerprint analysis.
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We can possibly
recover DNA.
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MICHAEL: Cash-filled white
envelopes left at the scene,
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apparently untouched...
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this raises a host
of new questions.
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If this was a robbery,
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why are these
items left behind?
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Were some of them taken,
were most of them taken?
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Or did the offender not even
know that they were there?
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If robbery was
not the motive,
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investigators need to
broaden their theory
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in terms of who else may
have been incentivized
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to commit this murder.
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JEFFREY: We send
Monica's fingernails
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to the lab for
DNA analysis.
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CHRISTIAN: At the
coroner's office,
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they're going to look for
things like hairs and fibres
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that are on that body
that could be
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from a foreign
individual.
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The victim might have DNA
under their fingernails
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if they were able to
scratch that individual.
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And those fingernail
scrapings can then be
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used for DNA analysis
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and to potentially
find a perpetrator.
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DOUGLAS: We check the
perimeter of the property.
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Is there anything to
indicate someone had
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come to the house,
surreptitiously.
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Were there broken trees,
branches, a trail?
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We also checked other
doors, windows, screens,
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and everything appeared
to be undisturbed.
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We didn't find anything
around the perimeter
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of the house.
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JEFFREY: At that point,
we're putting together
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a theory of what
may have happened.
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DOUGLAS: Based on the
evidence from the scene,
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she knew her killer.
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Maybe somebody stopped
by the house,
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knock on the door.
"I'm lost."
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It was all a
big mystery.
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We have no forced
entry at the home.
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This person gained
entry to the house.
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They overcame her...
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Pistol whipped her,
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caused an injury
to her left cheek,
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and also some abrasions.
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There's active bleeding.
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Based on the blood droplets
that we found on the floor,
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at some point,
she ran for the phone...
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dials 9-1-1...
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[Gunshot]
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And he shoots her.
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Anybody in the world
could be the perpetrator
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at this point in time.
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RESHMI: Investigators
have gathered evidence,
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and now they have to put
these pieces together to tell
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the story of what happened
to Monica Schmeyer.
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Crime scene evidence is
all the more valuable
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once more is known
about the victim,
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but at this point,
investigators know
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very little about
Monica Schmeyer.
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DOUGLAS: We don't know
who the players are,
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who she's involved with.
Is she married?
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Are there
marital problems?
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Is there a boyfriend?
Is she into drugs?
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We don't know
anything about her.
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JEFFREY: At that point,
we reach out to next of kin.
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DOUGLAS: Monica Schmeyer has
two daughters and a brother.
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We hadn't been able to reach
either of the daughters.
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Her brother lived nearby.
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He was able to provide us
with some information
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on her background.
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We learned from
Monica's brother that
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Monica grew up
in New Jersey in
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a strict Catholic
household.
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She's very devout,
but she's also divorced.
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JEFFREY: Monica went
to church every day.
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DOUGLAS: She doesn't
have a lot of friends.
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She doesn't associate
with a lot of people.
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Doesn't work.
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She's a very unlikely
homicide victim.
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Monica Schmeyer's
ex-husband, John,
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is an ophthalmologist
in the York County area.
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RESHMI: In 2002,
John filed for divorce,
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but Monica was a
devout Catholic,
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and initially refused
to accept the split.
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This caused a lot of tension
between her and John.
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Tensions that may be
suppressed during a marriage,
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can often fester
and boil over,
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even after a
divorce is final.
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Is it possible John
settled their differences
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by killing Monica?
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JEFFREY:
After he left Monica,
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John gave her the house,
most of their savings.
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Monica lived
off the alimony.
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DOUGLAS: There's some
prior minor domestic
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related incidents,
when John and Monica
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were going through
their divorce.
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We definitely wanted to
talk to John sooner
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rather than later,
just because there's
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forensic evidence we
could obtain from him.
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Whether that's gunshot
residue or the firearm,
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in and of itself,
the longer we wait,
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the less likely it is we're
going to find that evidence.
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JEFFREY: We went to John
Schmeyer's apartment to
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make notification of the
death of his ex-wife.
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DOUGLAS: It was a little
bit after midnight,
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so it would have been
April 1st of 2010,
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and when he
answered the door,
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he was in a bit
of disbelief.
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JEFFREY: John's reaction to
the death of his ex-wife
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was a little surprising.
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He was shocked,
he did appear to cry,
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but we didn't
see any tears.
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DOUGLAS: It was almost
like it was staged.
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And he would stop
crying and look up,
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and he would look
around at all of us,
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and then he would put his
head back down and cry.
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And it was
very alarming.
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Did he have something to
do with Monica's murder?
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JEFFREY: We were looking
at each other, like...
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that's highly suspicious.
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♪ [Suspenseful] ♪
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We're putting Monica's
estranged husband
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John Schmeyer on the
top of the suspect list.
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But, we need evidence.
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The smoking gun, for
lack of a better phrase.
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So, we dive into John.
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We wanted to know what
he knew about the
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numerous white envelopes
that contained cash
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found at the
crime scene.
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He explained that he paid
Monica $1,700 a month
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in cash for alimony.
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She in turn would then put
monies into envelopes
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for the gas bill,
and the water bill,
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and all these
different bills.
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Then provide those
envelopes to John,
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who in turn, would take
the cash back
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and then he would
write checks out
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to pay for all the
utilities or her expenses.
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She didn't have
a bank account.
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She didn't trust banks,
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and she was very
dependent upon him.
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He wanted to move
on in his life.
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He was just in a
new relationship.
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But she just wouldn't
let him go.
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JEFFREY: John didn't like
the financial arrangements
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mostly because it
left him living in
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a very cheap
apartment.
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He didn't have the
money to do
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what he wanted to
do for himself.
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And he thought a
lot of himself.
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Ain't no two ways
about it.
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We were starting to get an
idea that there was
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possibly a motive
on John's part
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in the homicide of
his ex-wife.
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DOUGLAS: We knew that
the weapon that was used
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was a
.32 caliber pistol.
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So, we inquired with him
about firearms
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that he may own or
have access to.
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John related that
he doesn't own one,
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nor would he ever own one,
which we verified
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through the Pennsylvania
State Police.
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He let us do gunshot
residue tests on his hands.
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JEFFREY: He gave us
his clothing,
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which we checked
for gunshot residue.
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♪
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A gunshot
residue test,
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or a GSR test,
is one of several
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what we call presumptive
field tests.
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In the case of
gunshot residue,
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when a firearm
is fired,
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a certain set of chemicals
and microscopic parts
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are expelled from
the weapon,
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and will land on
nearby skin and
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clothing typically
of the shooter.
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Them asking John to
surrender his clothes
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for the test as well
as to undergo that
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presumptive test
right there in his house,
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what they're looking for
is evidence that
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he recently fired
any type of weapon.
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If the GSR test
comes back positive,
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investigators know
right away
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that he's been
lying to them,
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and he's just moved
at that point from
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person of interest to
prime suspect.
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JEFFREY: John was
very cooperative.
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DOUGLAS: Even though he
had to pay Monica in cash,
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and he did everything for
her still in their divorce...
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he insisted that he
wouldn't be involved in
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any kind of matter
involving her death.
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We asked him where
he was that afternoon,
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at the time of
the homicide,
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and he said that he was with a
woman by the name of
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Sarah Powell at
Panera Bread.
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He is an avid day trader,
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and she wanted to
make some money so
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he was explaining
to her how to do this.
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I exited the apartment,
and made a phone call
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to Sarah Powell to
confirm his alibi.
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And I left a message
for her to contact me.
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The next day,
we searched John's car,
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looking for a firearm
or any kind of
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other relevant evidence,
but there was nothing
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associated with
the homicide.
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JEFFREY: The autopsy
results come in,
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and it confirms that
Monica died from
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a single gunshot
wound to the head.
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It was a
.32 caliber bullet.
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DOUGLAS: The bullet
traversed from the left side
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of her skull
to the right front,
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from the left
occipital back here,
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to the right front and
would have been
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an instantaneous
death.
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♪
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So, Monica had made
the phone call
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prior to her
being shot...
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and was unable to
articulate anything to
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the 9-1-1 operator...
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because she was dead.
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♪
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The victim had
long fingernails.
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If she was able to
scratch her assailant
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while trying to
defend herself,
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those fingernail
scrapings
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can then be used for
DNA analysis.
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So investigators are
hopeful that there may be
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some biological material
under Monica's nails to
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potentially identify
her perpetrator.
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♪
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DOUGLAS: At that
point in time,
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John Schmeyer's friend,
Sarah Powell,
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got back to me.
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Sarah related that John
and her had been at
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the Panera Bread at the time
and place that John
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had said to us, to discuss
this day trading.
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Sarah Powell
substantiated his alibi.
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We didn't know whether to
believe John Schmeyer.
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JEFFREY: To verify
their story,
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we pull the surveillance
footage from the restaurant,
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and it shows John and Sarah
at that restaurant
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on March 31st at the time
of the homicide.
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Their alibi checks out.
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DOUGLAS: We received
gunshot residue results
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for John Schmeyer
as well.
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But the results
were negative,
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so no GSR was located
on the samples
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that we collected.
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The video evidence
further confirmed that
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John didn't
pull the trigger.
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Now, that's not to say,
okay, he wasn't there
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and he's made sure
that he's on tape
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somewhere at the time
of the homicide.
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But, is John involved
somehow in that homicide,
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whether he paid someone,
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talked someone into
doing it or whatever?
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So we look closer at
John's whereabouts
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at the time of
the homicide.
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In our interview
with John Schmeyer,
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he said himself and Sarah
left Panera Bread
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and went to the local
Hooters restaurant
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where they had
a meeting of the OSS,
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the Orange
Shorts Society.
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It's a group of
professional businessmen.
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They get together
once a week,
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and they talk money,
they talk stocks,
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but they also get to
look at the waitresses.
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We pull the surveillance
video from Hooters,
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and were able
to confirm that
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John was there
with Sarah.
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And also, the cell phone
records confirm
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John and Sarah's
whereabouts.
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So as far as where he's
at on the suspect scale,
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he's falling lower
and lower on that...
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which is then causing us to
focus our investigation
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more into other
directions.
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CHRISTIAN: At this
point in time,
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the results of the
forensic analysis of
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the spent cartridge
case came back.
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We were not able to
identify any usable prints.
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We also test the
white envelopes
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for fingerprint analysis.
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When we have an envelope
that's recovered
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from the scene, we use
a chemical that is
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used to enhance
or visualize
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fingerprints
from paper.
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Then that team is going
to then transfer that
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envelope over to
the DNA laboratory.
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JEFFREY: We were hoping for
a profile of the killer.
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We were disappointed.
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We go back and we
question Sarah.
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RESHMI: Given Sarah's close
friendship with John and
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his friends, investigators
want to find out
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what she may know about
his personal life.
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DOUGLAS: When we spoke
with Sarah Powell,
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and I'd asked her,
you know,
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who all was
present at Hooters,
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she said John was there,
she was there,
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this person,
that person,
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the same people that
John had listed.
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But she also related
that her fiancé Tim
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wasn't there,
but he usually is.
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And I said, "Well,
you know, do you or Tim
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own any firearms?'"
at which point she says,
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"No, I don't, I don't
own any guns."
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Sarah said John would
complain about Monica...
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about how he has to
take care of her,
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and how he has to
pay alimony for her,
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and how he has to
pay her in cash.
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♪
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Investigators
were following up.
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They went out
to Hooters.
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They began questioning
members of the staff there
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about this group,
and what do they discuss,
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do they hear
anything?
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Have they been privy
to any conversations?
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What we learned was that
John apparently had a
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quasi-relationship with
one of the hostesses or
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waitresses there that
involved buying gifts for her.
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We also learned that this
waitress' ex-boyfriend was
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a convicted drug dealer
in York County,
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and may have been
involved in trying to get
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illegal prescriptions
and narcotics.
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RESHMI: Some prescription
medications like opioids
513
00:21:40,399 --> 00:21:42,301
or benzos are
highly addictive.
514
00:21:42,334 --> 00:21:43,535
And once an addict
is hooked,
515
00:21:43,568 --> 00:21:44,770
they need more.
516
00:21:44,803 --> 00:21:47,105
They'll resort to
anything to get a fix,
517
00:21:47,139 --> 00:21:48,674
and that includes
stealing money,
518
00:21:48,707 --> 00:21:50,575
acts of violence...
519
00:21:50,609 --> 00:21:53,578
Sometimes even murder.
520
00:21:53,612 --> 00:21:55,113
JEFFREY: Did the girlfriend
and the ex-boyfriend
521
00:21:55,147 --> 00:21:57,716
try to rob Monica of
all her cash and...
522
00:21:57,749 --> 00:22:00,585
and end up killing
her in the struggle?
523
00:22:00,619 --> 00:22:03,488
DOUGLAS: Is John
involved somehow
524
00:22:03,522 --> 00:22:05,257
in that homicide?
525
00:22:05,290 --> 00:22:09,094
Maybe he paid someone
to kill Monica Schmeyer.
526
00:22:09,127 --> 00:22:10,329
[Gunshot]
527
00:22:18,804 --> 00:22:22,708
The pool of suspects
just got a little bigger.
528
00:22:22,741 --> 00:22:24,643
Investigators consider
whether the evidence
529
00:22:24,676 --> 00:22:26,778
gathered so far adds up
to a conspiracy
530
00:22:26,812 --> 00:22:29,848
ordered by Monica's
ex-husband, John.
531
00:22:29,881 --> 00:22:32,117
So they dig deeper into
connections he has with
532
00:22:32,150 --> 00:22:34,553
his waitress girlfriend
and her ex-boyfriend,
533
00:22:34,586 --> 00:22:36,555
the convicted
drug dealer.
534
00:22:36,588 --> 00:22:38,023
♪
535
00:22:38,056 --> 00:22:40,592
SFX: [Camera
shutter clicking]
536
00:22:40,625 --> 00:22:42,961
We asked narcotics
investigators to look at the
537
00:22:42,994 --> 00:22:46,264
waitress's convicted
drug dealer ex-boyfriend.
538
00:22:46,298 --> 00:22:48,133
More or less
as an angle of,
539
00:22:48,166 --> 00:22:50,836
can we prove
that John Schmeyer
540
00:22:50,869 --> 00:22:53,772
was involved with
this ex-boyfriend,
541
00:22:53,805 --> 00:22:56,141
as a way to...
542
00:22:56,174 --> 00:22:59,244
evoke a confession
about Monica's death.
543
00:22:59,277 --> 00:23:01,713
It was never
substantiated that
544
00:23:01,747 --> 00:23:04,583
he had a relationship
with the ex-boyfriend.
545
00:23:04,616 --> 00:23:06,852
It was only
ever alleged.
546
00:23:06,885 --> 00:23:08,587
We couldn't find a
connection there.
547
00:23:08,620 --> 00:23:10,122
There was no
nexus to this.
548
00:23:10,155 --> 00:23:12,157
We had nothing.
549
00:23:12,190 --> 00:23:15,127
♪
550
00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:18,029
JEFFREY: John was still
cooperative with us.
551
00:23:18,063 --> 00:23:20,699
And he took a polygraph.
552
00:23:20,732 --> 00:23:22,868
♪
553
00:23:22,901 --> 00:23:26,738
Polygraph tests can be used
to determine whether
554
00:23:26,772 --> 00:23:29,975
a person is a viable
suspect or not.
555
00:23:30,008 --> 00:23:32,244
If they fail the
test, then...
556
00:23:32,277 --> 00:23:34,913
you know you have
more work to do.
557
00:23:34,946 --> 00:23:37,883
A polygraph is not in itself
a definitive answer
558
00:23:37,916 --> 00:23:39,117
to an investigation.
559
00:23:39,151 --> 00:23:41,086
It's very effective,
however, in allowing
560
00:23:41,119 --> 00:23:43,688
investigators to clear
people of interest,
561
00:23:43,722 --> 00:23:46,258
and then move on
in their inquiries.
562
00:23:46,291 --> 00:23:48,326
It tests for two things:
the commission of a crime,
563
00:23:48,360 --> 00:23:51,363
and the knowledge of a
crime having been committed.
564
00:23:51,396 --> 00:23:54,699
It's very difficult to
defeat these instruments.
565
00:23:54,733 --> 00:23:56,368
DOUGLAS:
The examiner asked him
566
00:23:56,401 --> 00:24:00,238
several specific questions:
"Did you kill your wife?"
567
00:24:00,272 --> 00:24:03,141
John says, "Oh, no."
568
00:24:03,175 --> 00:24:06,978
"Were you involved in
the death of your wife?"
569
00:24:07,012 --> 00:24:08,346
And he said, "No."
570
00:24:08,380 --> 00:24:10,715
But I could tell you John
started to feel the sweat.
571
00:24:10,749 --> 00:24:12,250
When you're asked that
question: "Did you shoot
572
00:24:12,284 --> 00:24:14,152
the gun that killed
Monica Schmeyer?"
573
00:24:14,186 --> 00:24:16,221
and you say no,
but in your mind,
574
00:24:16,254 --> 00:24:19,324
you know you did,
it's a very
575
00:24:19,357 --> 00:24:22,294
difficult question
to answer deceptively,
576
00:24:22,327 --> 00:24:24,863
especially with the way
the polygraph works.
577
00:24:24,896 --> 00:24:26,965
♪
578
00:24:26,998 --> 00:24:29,100
But again, maybe
John was, you know,
579
00:24:29,134 --> 00:24:31,703
upset with her and he's
thinking, oh, you know,
580
00:24:31,736 --> 00:24:33,872
I thought
about it once.
581
00:24:33,905 --> 00:24:38,944
However, John Schmeyer's
polygraph was inconclusive.
582
00:24:38,977 --> 00:24:41,780
It wasn't anything
that would help us.
583
00:24:41,813 --> 00:24:44,249
JEFFREY: We can't prove
that John Schmeyer is
584
00:24:44,282 --> 00:24:47,419
responsible for the
death of his ex-wife.
585
00:24:47,452 --> 00:24:49,855
And finding no weapon
at the crime scene,
586
00:24:49,888 --> 00:24:52,757
we have work to do.
587
00:24:52,791 --> 00:24:56,328
We're still hoping for a
profile of the killer from
588
00:24:56,361 --> 00:24:59,130
the blood evidence
from the crime scene...
589
00:24:59,164 --> 00:25:02,934
and the DNA tests on the
fingernail clippings.
590
00:25:02,968 --> 00:25:05,203
DOUGLAS: Monica's brother
and her daughters
591
00:25:05,237 --> 00:25:08,073
related to us that Monica
had the type of personality
592
00:25:08,106 --> 00:25:10,242
that she's gonna fight.
593
00:25:10,275 --> 00:25:11,309
[Gunshot]
594
00:25:11,343 --> 00:25:14,212
She's not gonna go gentle
into that good night.
595
00:25:14,246 --> 00:25:16,748
Is all the blood we found
at the scene Monica's,
596
00:25:16,781 --> 00:25:18,383
or could it be
a mixture?
597
00:25:18,416 --> 00:25:20,752
Could it be the suspect?
We don't know because
598
00:25:20,785 --> 00:25:22,220
we don't know what
injuries may have been
599
00:25:22,254 --> 00:25:24,456
inflicted upon the
person that attacked her.
600
00:25:24,489 --> 00:25:27,092
♪
601
00:25:27,125 --> 00:25:28,960
CHRISTIAN: The results
of the DNA testing
602
00:25:28,994 --> 00:25:31,129
from the blood samples
come back.
603
00:25:31,162 --> 00:25:33,031
♪
604
00:25:33,064 --> 00:25:36,001
It's a single source
DNA profile.
605
00:25:36,034 --> 00:25:37,802
Matches her.
606
00:25:37,836 --> 00:25:40,939
The predominant source of
the blood underneath
607
00:25:40,972 --> 00:25:44,209
Monica's fingernails was
from her own blood.
608
00:25:44,242 --> 00:25:46,444
There was a
disproportionate quantity
609
00:25:46,478 --> 00:25:50,181
of her DNA to
differentiate.
610
00:25:50,215 --> 00:25:53,818
We don't find any foreign
DNA at this point.
611
00:25:53,852 --> 00:25:56,421
But there's a different
strategy for the
612
00:25:56,454 --> 00:26:00,392
male DNA testing
called YSTRs.
613
00:26:00,425 --> 00:26:04,930
The YSTRs would allow us to
disregard any female DNA
614
00:26:04,963 --> 00:26:07,332
in that sample,
and only focus on
615
00:26:07,365 --> 00:26:11,469
the results of any
male component.
616
00:26:11,503 --> 00:26:15,273
A YSTR test tests
male DNA only from
617
00:26:15,307 --> 00:26:19,177
the Y chromosome,
which is male specific.
618
00:26:19,210 --> 00:26:21,479
The results come back
with a single source
619
00:26:21,513 --> 00:26:24,916
male DNA profile.
620
00:26:24,950 --> 00:26:26,818
DOUGLAS: The samples that
we took from under
621
00:26:26,851 --> 00:26:29,387
her fingernails were
not only from Monica,
622
00:26:29,421 --> 00:26:31,423
but Monica and
someone else.
623
00:26:31,456 --> 00:26:34,025
We know the killer
has a male profile.
624
00:26:34,059 --> 00:26:38,430
And, John Schmeyer is
still our only suspect.
625
00:26:38,463 --> 00:26:40,465
That's all we know.
626
00:26:40,498 --> 00:26:43,101
♪
627
00:26:43,134 --> 00:26:45,537
So, as far as who could
be the perpetrator,
628
00:26:45,570 --> 00:26:49,040
we don't have
any new suspects.
629
00:26:49,074 --> 00:26:50,942
So we canvass
the neighborhood
630
00:26:50,976 --> 00:26:54,245
surrounding the
Schmeyer residence.
631
00:26:54,279 --> 00:26:55,847
Now, when I say
neighbourhood,
632
00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:57,782
I'm not talking
residential community.
633
00:26:57,816 --> 00:27:00,251
This is rural
southwestern Pennsylvania.
634
00:27:00,285 --> 00:27:03,521
Your neighbor is
quarter mile away.
635
00:27:03,555 --> 00:27:06,891
But we were able to
locate two witnesses.
636
00:27:06,925 --> 00:27:09,894
The first neighbor related
that on the date of
637
00:27:09,928 --> 00:27:11,796
the murder,
in the afternoon...
638
00:27:11,830 --> 00:27:13,999
March 31st...
639
00:27:14,032 --> 00:27:15,400
He was outside,
640
00:27:15,433 --> 00:27:18,136
and saw a gentleman
walking down the road,
641
00:27:18,169 --> 00:27:19,304
which he felt
was unusual
642
00:27:19,337 --> 00:27:21,139
based on their location.
643
00:27:21,172 --> 00:27:24,342
You don't see people
walking down the road.
644
00:27:24,376 --> 00:27:25,810
This neighbor
described him as
645
00:27:25,844 --> 00:27:27,445
a white male in
his thirties.
646
00:27:27,479 --> 00:27:30,448
Balding,
medium build.
647
00:27:30,482 --> 00:27:32,250
About 20 minutes later,
648
00:27:32,283 --> 00:27:36,254
he saw this same
man walking away
649
00:27:36,287 --> 00:27:38,823
from the Schmeyer
residence with what
650
00:27:38,857 --> 00:27:42,961
he described as a white
envelope in his hand.
651
00:27:42,994 --> 00:27:44,996
The second neighbor
noticed the same guy
652
00:27:45,030 --> 00:27:47,098
walking along the
shoulder of the road.
653
00:27:47,132 --> 00:27:48,400
And he also said,
654
00:27:48,433 --> 00:27:50,235
as he looked
past this person,
655
00:27:50,268 --> 00:27:52,570
there was a grey or silver
van parked about
656
00:27:52,604 --> 00:27:55,006
halfway up the hill on
Smoketown Road.
657
00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:57,175
♪
658
00:27:57,208 --> 00:28:00,311
So now we're looking
for surveillance video.
659
00:28:00,345 --> 00:28:01,846
Where Smoketown Road
comes up
660
00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:03,181
there's a
T intersection.
661
00:28:03,214 --> 00:28:05,216
If you make a right,
you go to Maryland.
662
00:28:05,250 --> 00:28:06,951
If you make a left,
you go into the
663
00:28:06,985 --> 00:28:08,920
little town of
Jefferson Borough,
664
00:28:08,953 --> 00:28:11,089
where there is a bank,
665
00:28:11,122 --> 00:28:14,059
and that bank has
an outside camera.
666
00:28:14,092 --> 00:28:17,028
We secured search warrants
to obtain the bank footage
667
00:28:17,062 --> 00:28:20,932
for that day to see if we
could find a gray van.
668
00:28:20,965 --> 00:28:23,968
Unfortunately, after
reviewing hours
669
00:28:24,002 --> 00:28:26,638
and hours of video,
we found numerous
670
00:28:26,671 --> 00:28:29,174
gray vans, so we were
unable to substantiate
671
00:28:29,207 --> 00:28:31,509
what van it was or which
way it was because
672
00:28:31,543 --> 00:28:33,178
we don't even know whether
the van made a left
673
00:28:33,211 --> 00:28:36,214
or made a right at
that T intersection.
674
00:28:36,247 --> 00:28:38,983
So we were kind of
at a standstill.
675
00:28:39,017 --> 00:28:41,319
But in our
neighbourhood canvass,
676
00:28:41,352 --> 00:28:42,987
we learned that Monica
677
00:28:43,021 --> 00:28:45,323
had a handyman that
she used for odd jobs
678
00:28:45,356 --> 00:28:47,158
and would help
her out around the house,
679
00:28:47,192 --> 00:28:49,327
maybe fix something,
or cut her grass, you know,
680
00:28:49,360 --> 00:28:52,897
all those different
things that she needed.
681
00:28:52,931 --> 00:28:55,533
JEFFREY: Monica's handyman
spent a lot of time out
682
00:28:55,567 --> 00:28:58,236
on the property and did
a lot of things for her,
683
00:28:58,269 --> 00:29:00,972
including moving her
daughter to college.
684
00:29:01,005 --> 00:29:03,174
As far as I know,
he did it free of charge.
685
00:29:03,208 --> 00:29:03,975
Makes you
think there was
686
00:29:04,008 --> 00:29:06,277
some sort of
relationship there.
687
00:29:06,311 --> 00:29:08,680
DOUGLAS: He is someone
that knows her,
688
00:29:08,713 --> 00:29:10,482
may have had a
conflict with her,
689
00:29:10,515 --> 00:29:12,250
unbeknownst to
anyone else.
690
00:29:12,283 --> 00:29:14,052
JEFFERY: So now
we're wondering...
691
00:29:14,085 --> 00:29:16,387
could the handyman be
connected to
692
00:29:16,421 --> 00:29:18,590
the murder of
Monica Schmeyer?
693
00:29:26,431 --> 00:29:28,833
n of interest
because he's familiar
with the property.
694
00:29:28,867 --> 00:29:30,802
He knows the house.
695
00:29:30,835 --> 00:29:33,671
Probably knew about
those envelopes.
696
00:29:33,705 --> 00:29:35,673
He did a lot of things
for her free of charge.
697
00:29:35,707 --> 00:29:38,576
And he knew about Monica's
situation in general.
698
00:29:38,610 --> 00:29:40,178
We couldn't figure out
why he was
699
00:29:40,211 --> 00:29:42,881
doing this stuff
for nothing.
700
00:29:42,914 --> 00:29:44,949
Monica's handyman,
Ethan Sawyer,
701
00:29:44,983 --> 00:29:46,451
knew her routine.
702
00:29:46,484 --> 00:29:47,986
He had access
to the house.
703
00:29:48,019 --> 00:29:49,587
He knew what was
in the house,
704
00:29:49,621 --> 00:29:52,891
including presumably these
envelopes full of cash.
705
00:29:52,924 --> 00:29:56,161
If he had expressed an
interest in pursuing
706
00:29:56,194 --> 00:29:59,097
something with her
and she rebuffed him,
707
00:29:59,130 --> 00:30:00,799
could that have
led to an argument?
708
00:30:00,832 --> 00:30:03,101
Could the argument have
escalated to violence?
709
00:30:03,134 --> 00:30:05,503
♪
710
00:30:05,537 --> 00:30:09,107
[Gunshot]
711
00:30:09,140 --> 00:30:10,842
We were able to
locate the handyman,
712
00:30:10,875 --> 00:30:12,577
Mr. Ethan Sawyer.
713
00:30:12,610 --> 00:30:15,079
He was interviewed and
related to us that he,
714
00:30:15,113 --> 00:30:18,850
in fact, did do stuff with
Monica all the time...
715
00:30:18,883 --> 00:30:20,652
And that at times
he didn't even
716
00:30:20,685 --> 00:30:22,620
accept payment
from her.
717
00:30:22,654 --> 00:30:24,189
♪
718
00:30:24,222 --> 00:30:26,858
However, they were not
romantically involved.
719
00:30:26,891 --> 00:30:29,794
♪
720
00:30:29,828 --> 00:30:32,463
In addition, he brought
his logbook to show
721
00:30:32,497 --> 00:30:35,099
where he had been
working that day.
722
00:30:35,133 --> 00:30:37,602
It put him at a gated
community in Adams County,
723
00:30:37,635 --> 00:30:39,671
which is approximately
40 miles away from
724
00:30:39,704 --> 00:30:40,872
the Schmeyer residence.
725
00:30:40,905 --> 00:30:44,576
Investigators went out to
the location in Adams County,
726
00:30:44,609 --> 00:30:48,146
and were able to confirm his
whereabouts with the video
727
00:30:48,179 --> 00:30:50,849
and the security log.
728
00:30:50,882 --> 00:30:53,585
♪
729
00:30:53,618 --> 00:30:55,220
JEFFREY: While Sawyer was
being interviewed by the
730
00:30:55,253 --> 00:30:58,923
other detectives, I drove up
to his property and
731
00:30:58,957 --> 00:31:01,693
checked it out to see if
I could find a silver van.
732
00:31:01,726 --> 00:31:03,795
♪
733
00:31:03,828 --> 00:31:05,964
I searched thoroughly.
734
00:31:05,997 --> 00:31:10,034
I found no silver vans
on that property.
735
00:31:10,068 --> 00:31:12,604
DOUGLAS: In addition,
we also had the handyman
736
00:31:12,637 --> 00:31:14,906
submit to a polygraph
examination,
737
00:31:14,939 --> 00:31:16,574
which he passed.
738
00:31:16,608 --> 00:31:18,276
We were able to eliminate
the handyman,
739
00:31:18,309 --> 00:31:22,046
Ethan Sawyer,
from our suspect pool.
740
00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:23,882
Your mind starts
thinking about, okay,
741
00:31:23,915 --> 00:31:25,850
who hated
Monica Schmeyer?
742
00:31:25,884 --> 00:31:27,585
We were going
through her Rolodex.
743
00:31:27,619 --> 00:31:29,687
We looked at
everybody she knew.
744
00:31:29,721 --> 00:31:32,523
But again,
we cleared everybody.
745
00:31:32,557 --> 00:31:34,759
There was no new
persons of interest.
746
00:31:34,792 --> 00:31:36,794
♪
747
00:31:36,828 --> 00:31:39,163
At this point, we sent out
a teletype to the whole
748
00:31:39,197 --> 00:31:41,733
East Coast looking for
similar investigations
749
00:31:41,766 --> 00:31:43,301
involving a home invasion
robbery where a
750
00:31:43,334 --> 00:31:46,771
.32 caliber
pistol's involved.
751
00:31:46,804 --> 00:31:50,708
Crickets.
So we have nothing.
752
00:31:50,742 --> 00:31:52,844
♪
753
00:31:52,877 --> 00:31:54,879
It's very frustrating.
754
00:31:54,913 --> 00:31:57,215
JEFFREY: So, we
reviewed the evidence.
755
00:31:57,248 --> 00:31:59,284
♪
756
00:31:59,317 --> 00:32:01,185
DOUGLAS: We're thinking
that there's got to be
757
00:32:01,219 --> 00:32:02,320
something we're missing,
758
00:32:02,353 --> 00:32:04,856
and go through
everything again.
759
00:32:04,889 --> 00:32:06,591
♪
760
00:32:06,624 --> 00:32:07,725
And I had a notepad.
761
00:32:07,759 --> 00:32:08,993
As I'm walking around
a crime scene,
762
00:32:09,027 --> 00:32:10,161
I would make notes.
763
00:32:10,194 --> 00:32:12,163
And I'm flipping
through my notepad,
764
00:32:12,196 --> 00:32:14,132
and I flip the page
765
00:32:14,165 --> 00:32:15,934
and it's Sarah
Powell's interview,
766
00:32:15,967 --> 00:32:18,303
and I see Tim Jacoby,
her fiancé,
767
00:32:18,336 --> 00:32:20,204
at the top
of the paper.
768
00:32:20,238 --> 00:32:21,673
And I said,
"Oh, my god,
769
00:32:21,706 --> 00:32:24,042
I never really looked
into this guy."
770
00:32:24,075 --> 00:32:27,111
When we spoke with
Sarah Powell that day,
771
00:32:27,145 --> 00:32:30,581
Sarah related that her
fiancé wasn't there
772
00:32:30,615 --> 00:32:33,651
at their Hooters meeting
the day of the murder.
773
00:32:33,685 --> 00:32:36,154
JEFFREY: Sarah tells us
her fiancé Timothy
774
00:32:36,187 --> 00:32:39,357
was at work that day.
775
00:32:39,390 --> 00:32:42,660
Timothy Jacoby works
for a large industry
776
00:32:42,694 --> 00:32:43,861
in Lancaster County.
777
00:32:43,895 --> 00:32:46,364
He's an engineer
for that company.
778
00:32:46,397 --> 00:32:49,033
DOUGLAS: He appears
to have an alibi.
779
00:32:49,067 --> 00:32:50,902
But again,
I pull up
780
00:32:50,935 --> 00:32:53,237
Tim Jacoby's driver's
license photo.
781
00:32:53,271 --> 00:32:55,840
And it's like,
oh my God...
782
00:32:55,873 --> 00:32:58,042
He's the right height.
He's the right build.
783
00:32:58,076 --> 00:33:00,345
He's the right race.
784
00:33:00,378 --> 00:33:01,980
JEFFERY: He looks
like the person that
785
00:33:02,013 --> 00:33:03,881
the neighbors spotted.
786
00:33:03,915 --> 00:33:06,217
DOUGLAS: And he
knows John Schmeyer.
787
00:33:06,250 --> 00:33:08,353
JEFFREY: Could Timothy
Jacoby be somehow
788
00:33:08,386 --> 00:33:12,357
connected to the murder
of Monica Schmeyer?
789
00:33:12,390 --> 00:33:14,726
DOUGLAS: When we looked into
Tim Jacoby's background,
790
00:33:14,759 --> 00:33:17,261
he actually attended
the Air Force Academy,
791
00:33:17,295 --> 00:33:20,398
and was disciplined
and removed.
792
00:33:20,431 --> 00:33:22,233
♪
793
00:33:22,266 --> 00:33:24,302
I run a criminal
history on him.
794
00:33:24,335 --> 00:33:27,305
He got convicted of a
robbery of a jewelry store
795
00:33:27,338 --> 00:33:29,374
that occurred
several years ago,
796
00:33:29,407 --> 00:33:33,111
and it's like, oh my God,
I think I found our guy.
797
00:33:33,144 --> 00:33:35,079
Tim Jacoby's
dishonorable discharge
798
00:33:35,113 --> 00:33:37,782
and robbery charge are a
far cry from murder.
799
00:33:37,815 --> 00:33:39,017
And, as far as
anyone knows,
800
00:33:39,050 --> 00:33:40,718
Tim didn't
know Monica.
801
00:33:40,752 --> 00:33:43,321
So maybe it's possible
John Schmeyer really did
802
00:33:43,354 --> 00:33:47,158
hire someone like Tim
to kill his ex-wife.
803
00:33:47,191 --> 00:33:49,193
DOUGLAS: At this point,
it's now, okay,
804
00:33:49,227 --> 00:33:51,929
we have a connection
'cause Monica Schmeyer
805
00:33:51,963 --> 00:33:55,400
doesn't know Tim Jacoby,
but John does.
806
00:33:55,433 --> 00:33:57,435
♪
807
00:34:03,508 --> 00:34:06,144
know that John Schmeyer
wanted out of his marriage
808
00:34:06,177 --> 00:34:08,746
to Monica and didn't pass
his polygraph test.
809
00:34:08,780 --> 00:34:11,482
But they also know that John
didn't shoot her himself.
810
00:34:11,516 --> 00:34:13,684
So the big question is:
Could John have
811
00:34:13,718 --> 00:34:15,453
paid one of his
friends to do it?
812
00:34:15,486 --> 00:34:18,589
Either Sarah Powell,
or her ex-con fiancé,
813
00:34:18,623 --> 00:34:20,458
Tim Jacoby?
814
00:34:20,491 --> 00:34:23,227
DOUGLAS: We deep
dive into John.
815
00:34:23,261 --> 00:34:24,796
Everything he
was involved in.
816
00:34:24,829 --> 00:34:26,731
Every person
he talked to.
817
00:34:26,764 --> 00:34:28,633
Got all his tax records,
bank records,
818
00:34:28,666 --> 00:34:30,802
any kind of investments,
trying to look for any
819
00:34:30,835 --> 00:34:33,638
kind of withdrawals or
suspicious activity.
820
00:34:33,671 --> 00:34:36,574
And then, look at
Tim Jacoby's finances
821
00:34:36,607 --> 00:34:38,743
and Sarah Powell's
finances.
822
00:34:38,776 --> 00:34:40,845
We got all these different
agencies involved
823
00:34:40,878 --> 00:34:43,281
to try and help make
that connection,
824
00:34:43,314 --> 00:34:45,216
which we were
never able to do.
825
00:34:45,249 --> 00:34:48,152
'Cause there wasn't any
kind of suspicious activity.
826
00:34:48,186 --> 00:34:49,420
♪
827
00:34:49,454 --> 00:34:51,222
John Schmeyer didn't have
anything to do with
828
00:34:51,255 --> 00:34:53,424
the homicide of
Monica Schmeyer.
829
00:34:53,458 --> 00:34:56,828
♪
830
00:34:56,861 --> 00:34:59,697
John possibly related his
831
00:34:59,730 --> 00:35:02,333
frustration with Monica,
832
00:35:02,366 --> 00:35:05,536
and the cash, and all the
steps he had to go through
833
00:35:05,570 --> 00:35:07,572
to his friends at Hooters,
834
00:35:07,605 --> 00:35:09,807
which then planted the seed
in the mind of someone like
835
00:35:09,841 --> 00:35:11,876
Tim Jacoby, who looked
at Monica Schmeyer
836
00:35:11,909 --> 00:35:13,811
and said,
"She doesn't know me.
837
00:35:13,845 --> 00:35:15,580
She lives by herself.
838
00:35:15,613 --> 00:35:19,550
She might not even be
home when I get there."
839
00:35:19,584 --> 00:35:21,719
And then he decided, "I'm
gonna get away with this,"
840
00:35:21,752 --> 00:35:24,255
to either commit a
burglary or a robbery.
841
00:35:24,288 --> 00:35:27,225
Tim Jacoby was
our prime suspect.
842
00:35:27,258 --> 00:35:28,593
At this point,
we need
843
00:35:28,626 --> 00:35:31,395
specific evidence
connected to...
844
00:35:31,429 --> 00:35:33,531
Timothy Jacoby and
845
00:35:33,564 --> 00:35:35,900
the murder of
Monica Schmeyer.
846
00:35:35,933 --> 00:35:38,169
We need the
murder weapon.
847
00:35:38,202 --> 00:35:40,905
♪
848
00:35:40,938 --> 00:35:43,641
Sarah told us that
Timothy Jacoby
849
00:35:43,674 --> 00:35:46,711
works for a large
industry nearby.
850
00:35:46,744 --> 00:35:49,780
DOUGLAS: What we found out
was he has access to
851
00:35:49,814 --> 00:35:51,716
a silver work van.
852
00:35:51,749 --> 00:35:53,251
♪
853
00:35:53,284 --> 00:35:54,485
We located the calendar
that's used to
854
00:35:54,519 --> 00:35:55,920
sign out the
silver van,
855
00:35:55,953 --> 00:35:58,723
hoping to see
Tim Jacoby's initials
856
00:35:58,756 --> 00:36:01,559
on March 31st.
857
00:36:01,592 --> 00:36:05,429
We go flipping through
January, February, April.
858
00:36:05,463 --> 00:36:07,632
March is missing.
859
00:36:07,665 --> 00:36:09,500
Is it just merely a
coincidence that
860
00:36:09,534 --> 00:36:11,402
that month is missing?
861
00:36:11,435 --> 00:36:13,571
I went back to the
surveillance video that
862
00:36:13,604 --> 00:36:16,974
I had from the bank, and I
was able to find a van
863
00:36:17,008 --> 00:36:19,877
that matches the color,
make, and model
864
00:36:19,911 --> 00:36:21,979
of the van from
Tim's employer
865
00:36:22,013 --> 00:36:25,917
coming into Jefferson Borough
on the date of the murder,
866
00:36:25,950 --> 00:36:27,985
from a direction that would
lead you to believe
867
00:36:28,019 --> 00:36:30,288
it was coming from
where Tim resides,
868
00:36:30,321 --> 00:36:32,256
going past the bank then,
869
00:36:32,290 --> 00:36:33,824
so I have it on
the bank video,
870
00:36:33,858 --> 00:36:36,627
and then 20 some
minutes later,
871
00:36:36,661 --> 00:36:38,696
it's coming back through,
872
00:36:38,729 --> 00:36:41,933
same make, same model,
the color.
873
00:36:41,966 --> 00:36:44,302
So now, looking at the
surveillance video,
874
00:36:44,335 --> 00:36:46,504
we have a vehicle that
matches the description of
875
00:36:46,537 --> 00:36:48,539
what our neighbor saw.
876
00:36:48,573 --> 00:36:51,375
And then I run him
for firearms owned.
877
00:36:51,409 --> 00:36:54,612
Tim Jacoby owns
a .32 ACP KelTec,
878
00:36:54,645 --> 00:36:56,280
which could be the
one discharged
879
00:36:56,314 --> 00:36:58,549
at the homicide scene.
880
00:36:58,583 --> 00:37:00,585
We were blown away.
881
00:37:00,618 --> 00:37:02,486
♪
882
00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:05,289
JEFFREY: This gave us some
information to procure a
883
00:37:05,323 --> 00:37:08,526
search warrant for Timothy
Jacoby's residence.
884
00:37:08,559 --> 00:37:11,629
DOUGLAS: Investigators are
turning this place inside out.
885
00:37:11,662 --> 00:37:16,634
We had a dog there looking
for firearms and bullets.
886
00:37:16,667 --> 00:37:20,605
We did not locate the .32
caliber we were looking for.
887
00:37:20,638 --> 00:37:23,341
However, one of our
investigators was able to
888
00:37:23,374 --> 00:37:26,444
locate a .32 caliber
barrel in a drawer
889
00:37:26,477 --> 00:37:29,480
in a desk in his shed.
890
00:37:29,513 --> 00:37:32,917
That barrel had been
damaged, intentionally.
891
00:37:32,950 --> 00:37:35,953
Somebody had tried to
drill out the rifling,
892
00:37:35,987 --> 00:37:37,021
the inside of
the barrel,
893
00:37:37,054 --> 00:37:39,023
which is where a lot of the
markings on the bullet
894
00:37:39,056 --> 00:37:40,758
would have come from.
895
00:37:40,791 --> 00:37:43,694
Tools had been applied to
the interior of the barrel
896
00:37:43,728 --> 00:37:47,298
in order to contaminate
the rifling.
897
00:37:47,331 --> 00:37:49,700
This would be the equivalent
of a suspect burning off
898
00:37:49,734 --> 00:37:52,069
their fingerprints or
scarring themselves to try to
899
00:37:52,103 --> 00:37:55,006
avoid their prints being
matched to a crime scene.
900
00:37:55,039 --> 00:37:57,575
If he's not responsible
for the murder,
901
00:37:57,608 --> 00:38:00,344
why take this additional step
in destroying the evidence?
902
00:38:00,378 --> 00:38:01,512
CHRISTIAN: When we
see a barrel that's been
903
00:38:01,545 --> 00:38:03,080
tampered with,
we know someone is
904
00:38:03,114 --> 00:38:05,549
trying to hide something
that they've done.
905
00:38:05,583 --> 00:38:08,352
They're trying to make
that item not comparable
906
00:38:08,386 --> 00:38:11,722
to evidence recovered
from the crime scene.
907
00:38:11,756 --> 00:38:13,724
DOUGLAS: However,
during our search
908
00:38:13,758 --> 00:38:16,527
we did locate a .40 caliber
handgun that was
909
00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:18,396
in his shed that
was reported stolen
910
00:38:18,429 --> 00:38:20,598
out of Florida
several years prior.
911
00:38:20,631 --> 00:38:22,566
It's not the type of weapon
912
00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:25,469
that fits what
we're looking for.
913
00:38:25,503 --> 00:38:27,872
But being that Tim is a
convicted felon and
914
00:38:27,905 --> 00:38:29,640
a person not
to possess,
915
00:38:29,674 --> 00:38:31,909
he was taken into custody
for that possession of
916
00:38:31,942 --> 00:38:35,479
that firearm, as well as
a parole violation.
917
00:38:35,513 --> 00:38:36,881
RESHMI: With
Jacoby in custody,
918
00:38:36,914 --> 00:38:38,983
investigators submit for
a warrant to retrieve
919
00:38:39,016 --> 00:38:40,951
a DNA sample from him
to compare to that
920
00:38:40,985 --> 00:38:43,688
male DNA found under
Monica's fingernails.
921
00:38:43,721 --> 00:38:45,489
While they wait for
a judge's approval,
922
00:38:45,523 --> 00:38:48,492
investigators continue to
search for that murder weapon.
923
00:38:48,526 --> 00:38:50,094
♪
924
00:38:50,127 --> 00:38:52,396
DOUGLAS: And again,
I speak with Sarah Powell
925
00:38:52,430 --> 00:38:54,632
who's Tim's fiancée.
926
00:38:54,665 --> 00:38:58,102
She was aware of Tim's
criminal history.
927
00:38:58,135 --> 00:39:01,005
However, she again
believed that...
928
00:39:01,038 --> 00:39:03,908
he had gotten rid
of the firearms,
929
00:39:03,941 --> 00:39:06,877
as per the
court order.
930
00:39:06,911 --> 00:39:10,147
DOUGLAS: I asked her if Tim
owned a small black gun,
931
00:39:10,181 --> 00:39:13,084
one that would fit in let's
say the palm of my hand.
932
00:39:13,117 --> 00:39:14,652
And she said, "Yes,
I've seen him
933
00:39:14,685 --> 00:39:17,121
shoot something like that
at his father's place,
934
00:39:17,154 --> 00:39:19,724
on the farm,
on this platform."
935
00:39:19,757 --> 00:39:21,492
[Gunshots]
936
00:39:21,525 --> 00:39:23,594
JEFFREY: And now we
execute a search warrant
937
00:39:23,627 --> 00:39:26,097
for his parents' property.
938
00:39:26,130 --> 00:39:28,532
DOUGLAS: And I saw this
platform that Sarah
939
00:39:28,566 --> 00:39:31,535
had described in the
back of the farm.
940
00:39:31,569 --> 00:39:34,972
The boards were nailed down
in such a way that there
941
00:39:35,005 --> 00:39:38,175
was a gap between this
board and this board.
942
00:39:38,209 --> 00:39:40,511
And that gap was about
like a half inch,
943
00:39:40,544 --> 00:39:45,783
and a .32 shell casing
is .32 of an inch, so...
944
00:39:45,816 --> 00:39:48,052
The possibility of one
rolling and falling
945
00:39:48,085 --> 00:39:50,554
in between there and
underneath the platform
946
00:39:50,588 --> 00:39:52,423
would be pretty good.
947
00:39:52,456 --> 00:39:54,792
And they ended up finding
five spent .32 shell casings
948
00:39:54,825 --> 00:39:57,428
underneath
this platform.
949
00:39:57,461 --> 00:39:58,729
And they were
shipped off to the
950
00:39:58,763 --> 00:40:02,433
state police
ballistics lab.
951
00:40:02,466 --> 00:40:05,002
CHRISTIAN: When we compared
the spent cartridge cases
952
00:40:05,035 --> 00:40:07,138
that were recovered
underneath the deck to
953
00:40:07,171 --> 00:40:09,440
what was recovered from
the crime scene,
954
00:40:09,473 --> 00:40:11,976
it is indicative that
it was the same firearm
955
00:40:12,009 --> 00:40:14,612
that was used to fire both
sets of ammunition.
956
00:40:14,645 --> 00:40:17,148
But it doesn't mean
it's a match for sure.
957
00:40:17,181 --> 00:40:19,717
DOUGLAS: I knew we
needed the smoking gun,
958
00:40:19,750 --> 00:40:21,085
for lack of a
better phrase,
959
00:40:21,118 --> 00:40:23,621
but If we can't have that,
960
00:40:23,654 --> 00:40:25,890
we need to find as
much evidence
961
00:40:25,923 --> 00:40:29,226
as we can whether it's
circumstantial or other
962
00:40:29,260 --> 00:40:32,496
evidence that we can
use in this case.
963
00:40:32,530 --> 00:40:35,933
I went back to the
full male profile...
964
00:40:35,966 --> 00:40:38,002
in the DNA
sample discovered
965
00:40:38,035 --> 00:40:40,671
under Monica's fingernails.
966
00:40:40,704 --> 00:40:45,476
Forensics tested it with
Tim Jacoby's DNA sample.
967
00:40:45,509 --> 00:40:47,578
CHRISTIAN: It was an
exact match to the male
968
00:40:47,611 --> 00:40:50,614
DNA profile recovered
from Timothy Jacoby.
969
00:40:50,648 --> 00:40:53,017
♪
970
00:40:53,050 --> 00:40:55,653
DOUGLAS: That was like the
last nail in the coffin,
971
00:40:55,686 --> 00:40:57,087
so to speak,
for Tim Jacoby,
972
00:40:57,121 --> 00:40:58,989
because he never
talked to her,
973
00:40:59,023 --> 00:41:01,025
met her,
engaged with her,
974
00:41:01,058 --> 00:41:03,694
so there is no way that
his blood or his DNA
975
00:41:03,727 --> 00:41:05,029
should have been underneath
her fingernails.
976
00:41:05,062 --> 00:41:07,531
Timothy Jacoby murdered
Monica Schmeyer.
977
00:41:07,565 --> 00:41:08,866
[Gunshot]
978
00:41:08,899 --> 00:41:11,268
Now we know exactly
what happened.
979
00:41:11,302 --> 00:41:13,237
♪
980
00:41:13,270 --> 00:41:15,172
On March 31st,
981
00:41:15,206 --> 00:41:18,809
Timothy Jacoby took his
KelTec .32 semi-auto pistol
982
00:41:18,843 --> 00:41:22,112
with him to work, where he
signed out a van...
983
00:41:22,146 --> 00:41:26,083
then drove from where his
work was to Monica's house,
984
00:41:26,116 --> 00:41:28,953
to either commit a
burglary or a robbery.
985
00:41:28,986 --> 00:41:32,523
Tim knew that John was
paying Monica a significant
986
00:41:32,556 --> 00:41:34,158
amount of money,
and that she kept cash
987
00:41:34,191 --> 00:41:37,628
'cause she didn't have
a bank account.
988
00:41:37,661 --> 00:41:40,164
JEFFREY: He parked and
walked up the road.
989
00:41:40,197 --> 00:41:42,299
And that's when the
neighbors spotted him.
990
00:41:42,333 --> 00:41:45,202
[Knocking]
991
00:41:45,236 --> 00:41:50,107
Timothy Jacoby gained
entry to the house.
992
00:41:50,140 --> 00:41:51,909
DOUGLAS: Either
knocked on the door,
993
00:41:51,942 --> 00:41:53,644
or just entered the house,
994
00:41:53,677 --> 00:41:56,046
but was confronted
by Monica.
995
00:41:56,080 --> 00:41:58,983
He demanded where
the money is.
996
00:41:59,016 --> 00:42:00,985
A fight ensued.
997
00:42:01,018 --> 00:42:02,253
JEFFREY: He didn't
count on the fact that
998
00:42:02,286 --> 00:42:03,954
Monica was a fighter.
999
00:42:03,988 --> 00:42:05,856
Things got out of hand.
1000
00:42:05,890 --> 00:42:07,024
DOUGLAS:
There was a struggle.
1001
00:42:07,057 --> 00:42:09,326
Tim hit her with a pistol.
1002
00:42:09,360 --> 00:42:11,195
♪
1003
00:42:11,228 --> 00:42:13,998
And at some point,
maybe he was distracted.
1004
00:42:14,031 --> 00:42:16,200
She saw her chance.
1005
00:42:16,233 --> 00:42:17,835
She took it.
1006
00:42:17,868 --> 00:42:20,604
She calls 9-1-1.
1007
00:42:20,638 --> 00:42:23,674
JEFFERY: And that's
when he shot her.
1008
00:42:23,707 --> 00:42:25,109
[Gunshot]
1009
00:42:25,142 --> 00:42:26,810
DOUGLAS: Timothy
Jacoby panicked,
1010
00:42:26,844 --> 00:42:28,345
grabbed what
he could.
1011
00:42:28,379 --> 00:42:30,214
But fled because he
didn't know whether
1012
00:42:30,247 --> 00:42:32,182
that call went
through or not.
1013
00:42:32,216 --> 00:42:34,018
♪
1014
00:42:34,051 --> 00:42:35,286
MICHAEL:
In October, 2014,
1015
00:42:35,319 --> 00:42:38,122
Tim Jacoby is
convicted of burglary,
1016
00:42:38,155 --> 00:42:40,157
robbery,
tampering with evidence,
1017
00:42:40,190 --> 00:42:41,659
and first degree
murder.
1018
00:42:41,692 --> 00:42:44,595
He's ultimately
sentenced to death.
1019
00:42:44,628 --> 00:42:47,998
DOUGLAS: This was a difficult
and complex investigation.
1020
00:42:48,032 --> 00:42:49,300
At the beginning,
we had
1021
00:42:49,333 --> 00:42:51,869
thousands of
pieces of a puzzle,
1022
00:42:51,902 --> 00:42:55,873
and through investigative
means and forensic science,
1023
00:42:55,906 --> 00:42:58,275
we were able to start
filling in the corners,
1024
00:42:58,309 --> 00:43:01,111
and the middle, and the
complete picture
1025
00:43:01,145 --> 00:43:03,380
that was able to bring
justice to Monica Schmeyer
1026
00:43:03,414 --> 00:43:04,882
and her family.
1027
00:43:04,915 --> 00:43:06,717
It's why I do this job.
1028
00:43:06,750 --> 00:43:11,789
♪
1029
00:43:11,822 --> 00:43:16,860
♪
1030
00:43:16,894 --> 00:43:21,765
♪
1031
00:43:21,799 --> 00:43:26,770
♪
1032
00:43:26,804 --> 00:43:31,141
♪
1033
00:43:31,175 --> 00:43:35,846
♪
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